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La caduta

Albert Camus

3.9 AVERAGE

challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional slow-paced

3.75⭐️

I need to re-read this before I confirm my rating.
dark mysterious reflective
dark reflective tense slow-paced

I rly liked this. It was a sort of monologue of continuous thought and reference. I particularly enjoyed the part about judgement and the running theme of religion, starting with hell and ending with judgement day.

"Ilottomassa ruumiissa ei viihdy iloinen mieli"

"Mitä se siis hyödyttäisi kuolla vapaaehtoisesti, uhrata itsensä sille käsitykselle, jonka tahtoo antaa itsestään toisille"

"Koska minulla oli tarve rakastaa ja saada rakkautta, luulin olevani rakastunut"

"Rakastan elämää, se on minun todellinen heikkouteni."

"Niin, minua vaivasi aivan näännyttävä kuolemattomuuden jano"

"Sellaista se on : rupeaa leikkimään kuolematonta ja muutaman viikon päästä tuskin jaksaa raahautua päivästä toiseen"

"Tuomio, jonka langetat toisille, sinkoaa lopulta päin omaa naamaasi ja runtelee sen rumaksi"